Konstantin Arkadyevich Raikin is a Russian actor and theatre director, the head of the Moscow Satyricon Theatre. Konstantin Raikin has been honoured with the titles Meritorious Artist of Russia (1985) and the People's Artist of Russia (1993). Among his accolades are the Russian State Prize (1995), the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" and the Golden Mask award. He is the son of Arkady Raikin, the legendary Soviet actor and stand-up comedian.
Konstantin Raikin
Vladimir Putin with Konstantin Raykin at his 50th birthday at Satyricon Theatre
Arkady Isaakovich Raikin was a Soviet stand-up comedian, stage and film actor, theater director, screenwriter and satirist. He led the school of Soviet and Russian humorists for about half a century.
Raikin on a 2001 stamp of Russia
Raikin in the movie Concert for the Front, 1942